The United Kingdom, made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, is an island nation in northwestern Europe. England – birthplace of Shakespeare and the Beatles – is home to the capital, London, a financial and cultural center of global influence. England is also home to the Neolithic Stonehenge, the Roman spa town of Bath, and the centuries-old universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
- Capital: London
- Telephone code : +44
- Area: 243,610 km²
- Prime Minister: Rishi Sunak
- King: Charles III
- Population: 67.33 million (2021) World Bank
